THE EFFECT OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING STRATEGIES TO STUDENTS’ APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL JAVANESE DANCE
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Experiential learning is a teaching strategy that is based on an authentic experience. This study investigated whether the use of experiential learning strategies are more effective in fostering of students' appreciation to classical Javanese dance than direct instruction strategies with artistic interests as a moderator variable. The study was conducted by the method of quasi experiment involving 72 junior high school students, 36 students participated in the experimental group and 36 students participated in the control group. The results showed that the use of experiential learning strategies shown to be significantly superior to direct instructional strategies in growing students' appreciation to classical Javanese dance, there are differences in the students’ appreciation between his artistic interests high, medium, and low, and no interaction between instructional strategy and artistic interest. Authectic experience of students in gaining knowledge and interact with the classical dance proved to be better meaningful for students.
Authors and Affiliations
Kusnadi K
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